Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-31

miners will strike too, as well as those in the Wyoming region. Much indignation has been expressed at Chairman Lees dis charge for his activity during the recent negotiations, and the treatment he has re- ceived at the hands of the Reading officials has intensified the bitter feelings that al- ready existed
 The Reading company is about reorganiz- ing it's police system, and several hundred men are to be distributed throughout the coal fields at once. It is evident the officials apprehend serious trouble and are preparing to meet it.
 At Palo Alto 54 out of 107 regular train men were on duty yesterday. Five train runners at St. Clair declared thati was their intention to stand by the strikers This was the only diversion.
 PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-All the assem- plies, including employees of the Reading road, nine in number, were ordered out on strike this morning at o'clock, in pursu- ance of the conventions decision held at Reading Thursday night. The men claim that the strike fs general all along the line of the road and it's branches, while the railroad officials insist that large number of the men have disregarded the order of the con- vention and remain in their employ.
 The Reading railroad at Port Richmond was completely blocked yesterday. That is the only point at which there was trouble in this city. ...
 The word came for the men to strike at noon yesterday, but beyond those at Port Richmond none went out. The lines of rail- road terminating at Ninth and Green streets were undisturbed by the order sent out.
 The only new development in the Port Richmond strike occurred last night. Two or three incoming trains were side tracked 1xrt oir at al nf md deserted. Word was sent to headquarters to that effect, when an engine with crews were dispatched to the scene of the trouble. The trains were soon renamed and safely brought to Port Richmond.
 WILKESBARRE, Pa., Dec. 31.-The 25, 900 miners in the Wyoming region of the an- thracite coal fields will not join the Reading companys men in a general strike. The de- cision was arrived at last night. The Knights of Labor among the miners would like to aid the Reading miners, but they arc not strong enough. More than two-thirds of the miners of this section are non-union men. A total suspension of coal mining is now out of the question.
 It is said that MT. Powderly's disease has been aggravated by the strike news. He craves for news about the strike, but his attendant refuses to gratify his wish Unin- tentionally a daily paper containing the first news of the strike was left in MT. Powderly's $ room by visitor, and the general master workman read it's contents.
 PoTTsv1LLE, Pa., Dec. 31.-Daniel Duffy, secretary of the Amalgamated association, says: The mining representatives were the conservative element at the convention at Reading. They urged that matters be coolly deliberated upon, and that everything should be exhausted before going to extremes. When final action came up on the strike the miners said the matter must rest with the railroad men, to whom the whole question properly belonged, and refused to take par in the final ballot declaring the strike. It il given out that the miners will resume on th 2d of January if the present per cent advance is continued. Until then the publi must wait for action of the miners and wha they will do." ....s- -S